Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine 'now' amid war risks

US President Joe Biden on Thursday called on US citizens to leave Ukraine "now" due to the heightened risk of a Russian invasion, warning that the situation could "get out of control quickly" despite diplomatic efforts in recent weeks.

Macron accelerates in nuclear, more selective on wind power

Emmanuel Macron announced, two months before the presidential election, a vast civil nuclear recovery plan, with the construction of 6 to 14 reactors for 2050, and the development of offshore wind power, but a brake on wind turbines terrestrial. The president asked EDF to build six new generation EPR2 reactors, for a first commissioning by 2035. To this is added the study for eight more for the end of the 2040s. , we are going to start the preparatory projects in the coming weeks", said Emmanuel Macron, promising "massive public funding of several tens of billions of euros" and "to secure the financial situation of EDF", heavily indebted. "I hope that no nuclear reactor in a state of production will be closed in the future", also hammered the head of state, while a dozen were to close by 2035 in addition to the 2 of Fessenheim, already arrested.

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Ten jihadists involved in the death of 53 gendarmes in Inata, in the north of Burkina Faso, in November 2021, were killed during an operation by the French force Barkhane on the night of Monday to Tuesday, announced the state- major of the French armies.

A painting that belonged to a German Jewish family was taken down from the Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels to be returned to their descendants. The oil painting by the German Lovis Corinth (1858-1925), a bouquet of roses in a vase dating from 1913, has been removed from the register of the museum's inventory where it has appeared for 70 years.

Olympic gold is decidedly refusing Alexis Pinturault, who made a mistake in the Alpine combined slalom on Thursday, while behind the scenes of the 2022 Olympics could be preparing a major crisis with a doping case concerning Kamila Valieva, the Russian sensation of the 15 year old figure skating.